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Record 1 1992-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
DEF

... the separation of the components of a system by a suitable distance and/or by a suitable physical barrier from other systems.

CONT

Physical independence generally lends protection against common mode or cross-linked events. It may also assist in the achievement of functional independence for some types of intersystem influences ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ingénierie
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
DEF

isolement des composants d'un système des autres systèmes par une distance convenable ou par des barrières physiques appropriées ou par les deux. L'indépendance physique vise généralement à assurer la sécurité en cas de défaillance de mode commun ou de défaillance d'interaction et peut également permettre l'indépendance fonctionnelle dans le cas de certains types d'influences entre systèmes (...)

Spanish

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